Architecture
- Architects: Maxwell Bates and Alfred Hodges
- Engineer: Jan Bobrowski and Partners
- Contractor: Bird Construction Company Ltd.
- Cost: $1,000,000 CAD
The cathedral is built in a modern gothic style. The floor plan is a St. Anthony's Cross (T or Tau-shaped) rather than the usual Latin cross that forms most Western Christian churches.
The tabernacle, chalices, monstrance, candle holders and sanctuary lamp were all designed and cast by Gunning and Son Bronze Works of Dublin, Ireland.
The stained glass throughout the cathedral was commissioned from the Franz Mayer Company of Munich, Germany.
The pulpit was designed by the architects and built from hand carved oak by the Globe Furniture Company of Waterloo, Ontario. The carvings depict the figures of Christ and the four major prophets: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezechiel and Daniel.
Mounted over the main doors is a 16-foot statue of the Virgin Mary with Child in cast stone, designed by the Calgary sculptor Luke Lindoe.
Senator Pat Burns donated four 750-pound bells in to the church in 1904 that were cast by the Paccard Foundry in Anneey, France. These four bells are the only parts from the old building used in the construction of the new Cathedral.
Read more about this topic: St. Mary's Cathedral (Calgary)
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